Becomings: Explorations In Time, Memory, And Futures
by Elizabeth Grosz /
1999 / English / PDF
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With the advent of the new millennium, the notion of the future,
and of time in general, has taken on greater significance in
postmodern thought. Although the equally pervasive and abstract
concept of space has generated a vast body of disciplines, time,
and the related idea of "becoming" (transforming, mutating, and
metamorphosing) have until now received little theoretical
attention. This volume explores the ontological, epistemic, and
political implications of rethinking time as a dynamic and
irreversible force. Drawing on ideas from the natural sciences, as
well as from literature, philosophy, politics, and cultural
analyses, its authors seek to stimulate further research in both
the sciences and the humanities which highlights the temporal
foundations of matter and culture.The first section of the volume,
"The Becoming of the World," provides a broad introduction to the
concepts of time. The second section, "Knowing and Doing
Otherwise," addresses the forces within cultural and intellectual
practices which produce various becomings and new futures. It also
analyzes how alternative models of subjectivity and corporeality
may be generated through different conceptions of time. "Global
Futures," the third section, considers the possibilities for the
social, political, and cultural transformation of individuals and
nations.
With the advent of the new millennium, the notion of the future,
and of time in general, has taken on greater significance in
postmodern thought. Although the equally pervasive and abstract
concept of space has generated a vast body of disciplines, time,
and the related idea of "becoming" (transforming, mutating, and
metamorphosing) have until now received little theoretical
attention. This volume explores the ontological, epistemic, and
political implications of rethinking time as a dynamic and
irreversible force. Drawing on ideas from the natural sciences, as
well as from literature, philosophy, politics, and cultural
analyses, its authors seek to stimulate further research in both
the sciences and the humanities which highlights the temporal
foundations of matter and culture.The first section of the volume,
"The Becoming of the World," provides a broad introduction to the
concepts of time. The second section, "Knowing and Doing
Otherwise," addresses the forces within cultural and intellectual
practices which produce various becomings and new futures. It also
analyzes how alternative models of subjectivity and corporeality
may be generated through different conceptions of time. "Global
Futures," the third section, considers the possibilities for the
social, political, and cultural transformation of individuals and
nations.
